Door or window fastener.



G. J. HAGSTROM.

DOOR 0B. WINDOW PASTENEB.

APPLwATIoN FILED MAM, 1912.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

5 SHEETSSHEET 1.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

5 SHEETS-SHBET 2.

C. J. HAGSTRM- Doon on WINDOW PASTBNBB.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912 5 nu@ l ko afro/n C. J. HAGSTROM.

DOOR 0R WINDOW FASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED un, 1912.

1,060,251. Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Ma/fm l C. J. HAGSTROM.

DOOR 0R WINDOW FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAH, 1912 l,060,25 1 Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

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G. J. HAGSTROM.

Doon on WINDOW rAsTBNB. PPLIOATION PILED MAY 4, 1912.

1,060,251 Patensed Apr.29, 1913.

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' double doors.

' operated top vand CARL JOHN HAGSTBOM, 0F GLEN COVE, NEW YORK.

DOOR 0R WINDOW FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Application l'ed May 4, 1912. Serial No. 69.5340.

To all wlwm it may concern: i f

Be it known that I, CARE JOHN HAGSTROM, a citizen of Sweden, and resident of Glen Cove,Long Island, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door' or Window Fasteners, o f which the following is a specification.

Thisv invention relates to locksy adapted tol rfasten a door or window simultaneouslyboth at top and bot-tom thereof.

One of the objects of the invention is the production of .a cally ypick-'up and hold together the fastening mechanism of the separately hinged parts of' the so called .Dntchdoors .Another object is to produce `a centrally bottom'lock the constituent arts ofwhich are invisibly contained Within thefstiles ot easement Windows o'r A further object is a top and bottom lock for windows and doors so constructed that the lov'ei latch is automaticallyprevented from -draggingor scraping on the sill or floor W-h'en opened.

Still another object is to produce a lock for the purposes described which is simple, durableand amenable to manufacturing atl lowcost.

vWith thesel objects in View, the invention comprises the parts, combinations and improvements hereinafter describedand shown in theii'gpreferred embodiments, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings hereto annexed: Figure 1 is a side view of the invention appliedvto a Dutch-door; Fig. 2 isa t'ront vieWof Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sideview ofthe invention applied to one of a pair of double doors; Fig. 4 :l: Fig. 5 is a side view of the invention apA plied to avcasement trout view of Fig. 5; in the above views the tragmentary outline of the door--is shown bv dash anddot lines. Fig. 7 is a rear View of the top catch Fig. 8 is a Side View of Figi T; Fie'. 9 is a partial section ot Fig. 7; Fig. 10 is a top plan viev,r 'of Fig. 8; F ig. 1.1 is a bottom` plan view o Fig. 8; Fig. 12 is a sectional side elevation` of the vlock andv its actuatingr mechanism; Fig. 1? is aright hand side view of an 1nlock which will automati-v is a front view of Fig.Y

window; Fig. 6 is a Vside carrier plate shown in Fig. 12; Fig. 14

is a left hand side view of the saine carrler plate; Fig. 15 is a section on the line 15- 15 of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a horizontal section cn the line 16-16 of Fig. 12; Fig. 17 is an inside view of the right hand shield plate shown inl Fig. 12; Fig. 18 is a rear view of the upper pick-up latch.; Fig. 19 is a'left hand side view of Fig. 18; Fig. 20 is a rear view of the lower pick-up latch; Fig. 21 is a left hand side view ofFig.` 20; Fig. 22 isa section on the line 22-22 of the connected upper and lower. latches illustratedin Figs. 18 and 20; Fig. bolt; Fig. 24 is a view similar to Fig. 23

23 is a rear View ofthe foot i with some of the elements shown in section and others in a changed position; and Fig. 25 is a left hand side view of Fig. 24'with someof the elements omitted.

The numeral 1l indicates, an angular` casing vor bracket plate attached tothe upper corner of a door or window and lying 'Hush with the top and side surfaces thereof. yOn

the'underside of its top part the casing or, support member 1 has' guide ribs or strips 2 between which operates a pivoted catch 3. This catch operates in a slot in the top plate of the member 1, and the meeting surfaces of the catch=member11 at`the ends of the catch, as indicated at 4 and 5, are

curved on the arcs of circles so as to keep out Water. At' its upper corner adjacent.

the pivot the catch 3 isfprovlded with a lip 6, which when the catch is projected upward^ in .locking position as shownin Fig. 9 contacts with the upper edge of the vertical portion of the member 1, thereby bothv 'affording a stop and an additional guard against the entfance'of water. onally-opposite corner of' the catch'is pr0 vided with another lip 7, which contactsl with the 'underside of the top plate of the member 1 to limit themov'ement of the catch. The catch isconnected with a ver-I tical slide 8 Which moves in the guide 9 by ineansof a link 10, Ythe upper portion o which is afforded clearance in a slotted recess 11 in the catch. The catch is provided with a depending arcuate guide rod 12, which passes through a guiding aperture in the laterally-bent portion of a bracket 14. Contact of the free end of this curved rod `'with the side' plate of the member l limits The diagurge the catch upward.

The upper end of a. connecting rod 15 is secured to the slide 8, and its lower end is pivoted to a bell crank lever 20. The rounded nose of the latter is adapted to contact with an operating project-ion 24 on a rotatable operating member 23. The spring 13 operates to hold the said nose 25 in contact with-the projection 24. The member 23 has a hub which is journaled in a bearing aperture in lan interior carrying plate 21 fixed in a recess in the door or window. The member 23 has a reversely-disposed operating projection 24 which is contacted by thel rounded nose 25 of a second bell crank lever 22, which like the lever 20 is pivoted to the carrying plate 21. Another pull rod or link 60 is pivoted to the bell cranklever ,22, and the spring 67 of the pickup latch 61 (see Fig. 22) acting through this pull rod tends to hold this bell crank lever in contact with the proj ect-ion 24. The operating member 23 has a squared aperture slidably and remov-` ably receiving the square stem 26 of the operating knob 27 on the inside o f the door or window. After being turned by hand the operating member 23 is returned to normal position by means of a coiled spring 29, one end of which is fixed to .the stem 26 and the other to a pin projecting from an exterior plate 28, which cove. s the carrying plate 2,1' and the parts associatI d therewith in the recess in the door or ifindow. A Washer 30 with a notch in its periphery (see Fig.v 17) limits the movement of the cam mem-.

ber 23 by cooperating with the pin 29b by which the spring 29 is' anchored to the plate 28.

A knob 27 is provided for operating the member 23 from the outside of the door, and means are provided ongthe inside of the door whereby this knob may be disconnected from the said member."l Furthermore, keyoperated unlocking means are provided whereby the exterior knob 27 may` be reconnected with the operating member 23. The hub of the said member is provided with lteeth 31, constituting it a clutch member, with which coperates another clutch member 32, having recessed teeth 33 and mounted slidably on the stem 26a ofthe knob 27a. The clutch member 32 isurged into engagement with the clutch member constituting the hub of the operating member 23 by means of springs 34 coiled about rods 35 car-l ried by a plate 36,'which'engages the stem 26a so as to turn therewith. The plate 36 finds an abutment against the cross-plate of a U-shapedhousing 37, the ends of which are secured to tlxei'plate 21. The knob 27 ma y be returned to normaLriosition by a 32. or bifurcated, as shown in Fig 14, tol

spring 29 similar to the spring 29. A clutch-disengaging lever 38 is held at one end beneath a camdisk' 39 and at the other end contacts with the face of the clutch member This end of the lever may be notched straddle the hub of the operating member 23. The lever is offset intermediate its ends, as shown at 40, to afford a fulcrum,which bears against the bottom of a recess 41 in the plate 21. The lever is retained against sidewise displacement by ribsV 42 on the plate 21. The cam `disli39 has a shank 43 rotatable in a' bearing aperture in the plate 21, this shank being slotted at its end to receive a pin 44 carried by a socket 45 pinned to thestem 46 of a finger knob 47- on'the inside of the dooror window. By turning the cam disk 3'9by the linger knob 47, .the cam surface'tshown in Fig. 1-5 rides over the upper end f'the'levr 38, thereby moving the lower end of the lever outward so as to separate the-clutch member 32 from the hub of the operating member 23, thus disconnecting the outside knob 27'* from .said operating member 23.

The clutch lever 38 may be released from.

the outside of the door by means 4of a proper key inserted in a tumbler lock `5(1'015 the Yale type, which' like the knob 27"A is carried by an outside cover plate 28". This `l'ozk 50 has the conventional shank 51, which operates against shoulders 53 on theinterior 'of the cam` disk 39. These shoulders are spaced apart suiciently, or in other words rom and also so that the knob 47 may turn the cam disk 39 Without being blocked by the said shank. Y The operating member 23 and the cam -disk 39 may be held to the carrying vplate 21 by means of split clamps 55, 54, seated in grooves in their stem or hub portions and bearing against opposite sides of the said plate. The socket 45 attached to the knob 47 is freely separable from the stem of the cam disk 39, and likewise the Stem 26 of the knob 27 is separable from the'operatingmember 23, sothat the cover'plate 28 may be readily removed with its parts, exposing to thehplate 21 the parts carried thereby.l In like manner the cover plate 28'l may be removed, carrying with it the lock 50 and the knob 27'l with its stem 26, the latter sliding outpof I engagement with. the clutch member 32 and the plate 36.- Stop projections 25" may be provided to be contacted by one of the pro-A 'ieotions' 24 of the cam` memberl 23, so` as to by stops 39"' coperating tion 39.'

The lower `end ofthe pull rod 60 is se.

cured to the upper pick-up-latch 61 lwhich operates in the ottom of then per half of the Dutch-door.v TheV said latcii 61 is slidably guided inan angular casin plate 62 secured to the door section and ush with the side and bot-tom surfaces thereof.` The upper part of the said latch works in a keeper guidi 64, and its lower part slides through an openin in the-bottom-part of the casing late. fixed depending plunger 65 is ormed with the keeper 64 and enters a recessy 66 in the pick-up latch 61; and a spring 67 confined in this recess between the bottom thereof and the lower end of the stationary langer 65 urges the latch 61 downward, and) also holdsthe bell crunk lever 22 in contact with the corresponding projection on the carnmember 23. The Casin plate 62 is provided with a depending lip, which contacts with a casing structure 72 mounted in the upper part of the lower half of the door, for the purpose of limiting the relative swingingmovement of the two door parts. The downward movement of the pick-up latch 61 ma be limited by a stop 68 carried thereb an adapted to contact with the horizonta bottom portion of the casing plate 62. The upper pick-up latch 6l has a rounded nose portion 69 on its lower end, above which is a lateral recess or catch shoulder 70.

The lower pick-up latch 74 is slidable vertically in the top part of the stile'of the lower half of the Dutch-door. t It is mounted on a casing late 72, between guides73 thereon, and 1s eld in position by a cover plate 75. Its lower end is loosely or pivotally connected to the ull rod section 60., and it is capablev of limited lateral movement in its socket being pressed awayfrom the plate 72 by the fiat spring 78 a tached at one end to said plate and bearingl at the other end a ainst a plate 77 which ies flat against the ack of the latch. A protuberance 79 on said plate rests against the u)- per end of the sprin 78, which holds t e plate from slipping own. The said affords a smooth bearing for the latch 4 .to slide against, and it ma also limit the npward movement of the atoh by contacting at its lower end with lthe shoulder 80, as shown in Fig. 21. The downward movement of said latch is limited by a lug 81 thereon which contacts with the offset ortion 82 of the cover plate 75. The latc i 74 is pulled downward by the spring 90 (see Fig. 24), hereinafter referred to..

he upper end of the lower pick-up latch 74 is formed in complementary fashion to the `upper pick-up latch 61, having a similar, butI reversed, beveled nose 469", and a similar catch recess The u per part of the casin plate 72 is bent or glsposcd horizontally, tien directed -pick-up latch 61 rides over lateV `downward, and then horizontally again to affordthe riding lip 71 beveled at its end. In'fclosin the two halves of the door together, t ey nose portion 69 of the upper this lipl 71 and asses through the opening 76 in t e anguar plate 72, through wbhich opening it moves down in front ofthe nose portion 69 of the lower pick-u latch 74, being urged bythe spring 67. n so doing it'forces the lower ick-up latch 74 back against the tension o the spring 78, which forces the lower pick-up latch forward again, so that the nose or beak portion 69 takes over the similar portion 69. In this way the upper latch 61 picks up the lower latch 74, not only locking the two halves of the door together but also connecting the pull rod 60, and conse uently the bottom bolt 85 hereinafter descri ed, to the o )erating mem er 23.

When the two iialves of the Dutch door are brought together a lip 63 depending from the angular casing plate 62 contacts with the angular casing plate 72, thereby preventing relative` movement of the two oor parts in one direction. Relative movement or'se aration in the other direction is prevented y the entrance of the upper pickup latch 61 into the recess in the lower door section, where it bears against the inner edge of the lip 71. v

knob 83* extending outwardly from the link head 83 through a slot 72 1n the casing 72, is adapted for independent operation of the boi .om bolt hereinafter referred to, when the upper and lower halves of the Dutch door are separate.

At the bottom ofthe door the bolt 85 secured to the lower end of the rod 60, slides Ion an angular casing plate 86, being guided ward to enter the conventional oor socket (not shown) b a sprmg 90 housed in a pocket 89 in t e bolt and bearing at opposite ends against the bolt and against a stationary plunger 87 formed with the keeper 88.

'lhe bolt is held raised, so as not to drag on the floor, by a pawl 92, which is pivoted to the casing plate 86 and pressed by a spring 93 to engage beneath a lug or shoul- -der 91 on the bolt. The awl may be provided with a roller 94. closed this pawl is automatically disenga red by means of a'push rod 95 disposed witliin the bottom part of the door. One end of this push rod is projected from the hinge part of the door to contact with the door jamb, by means of a spring 96. Thon the 'door is closed the projecting portion of said rod 95 is forced into the door against the tension of said spring. 'l`o the other end of thel rod is pivoted a dog 97, which oon- Vlien the door is lino by disenga ngt fromthe shoulder 91 .ont

the bolt. henthe'bolt 85 is-pushed downward'byits springU90 it disengages the dog 97 front the pawh 92, so as to permit the lat-` ter to resume its normal position for renga ment with the shouldery 91 when thev bo t is a ain lifted. To this end the bolt is provide( V wth a' lateral projection 99 which contacts with the' dog 97l thereby depressing' the same away. from t 'e pawl 92, to the position shownin Fig. 23. -The downward niovementof the bolt is limitedi by the dog 97' contacting with the horizontal bottom part of the plate 80.

rPhe dog-'97l is -housedl beneath a shield 105. I-tsforward end 98 ma be notched' or reduced tof engage with t e pawl 92"and the lug 99. It isl tilted upward', so as to contact withthe p awl 92, by means ofa spring 101 housed ina barrelI in the dog and* forcing a plunger 100 against a surfaceOB- on the end" of the rod- 0h, the point ot4 contact being below the )ivot 102. The lmovement of the rod- 95 un er' the action of the sprm 00 is-limited by the rearv 'end of the-d0gl 97 contacting' with the Wall 104. i'

linfoper'ation, the top catch projects up above theA top of the door. Whenthe door is closedt rides under the top' of the' door frame and intoa; suitable socket (not shown). Itis pressed 'upwar'd by the spring 13, which nor mallydiolds' its bell-crank lever 20 in con; tact with the. corresponding)V they operating'inember23.

en the catch :1 yields downward in nectedy with this bell-crank. Inlik'e manner' when the upper pick-up latch I-(5l, rides'I bell-crank 22 isI upward onthe lip 71', the moved: away from the corresponding projection 24vv on` the operating out disturbing'the latter or 'l`he bottom bolt 85 'is always up Whcnthe lower lpart of the door is open, and' down when this part of the door or both parts of the door are closed. The act of closing the lower part of the door automatically releases tlhe' pawl 92, permitting the spring 90 tov shoot the bolt.v The act of raising the holt causes thepawl 92 to rengage with it, thereby holding'it up. Turning ofthe operating' knob 27, or of the other operating knob 27 on the' outside, if this, nob be connected with the mechanism, turns the member 28 through a part-iai revolution.

This swings'both of thebelll-cranks 20 andAv 22, which pulldown on the rod' 15 and up on the rod 60. The pull on the rod 1'5 draws the catch 3 downward, thus releasingr v"',the doorat thel top. The upward tite-rod 60 liftsf the other. 2 7' or27., as the case may be, the spring or 3 normally springs ,upward rejection,` on

l Athe act'of closiiig'th'e" door theA belli-crank 20 'moves' away from the. member' 23,' Iwithout disturbing the llatter"v or' the bcll-crank 22l and the parts below con-l member 23 with"` the topr catch 8.'

lpull on upper pick-up latch G1, and,l thisdlrawsu the lower pick-up latch 74. The pull 'rsallso transmitted to the rod which raises the bottom bolt 85, thus of the recess in the two halves separated from each Upon release of the operatingr knob up latchl 61 being raised out springs 29,'29 restore the knob and the member 23 to normal position, shown in Fig. 13, thereby permitting the spring 1w to raise the top catch 3 and the s ring 07 to push' the upper pick-up late i 01 downward'. The catch 3 and the latch 01, are thus restored to position for rengagementwith the parts with which they cooperate. It will be observed that the pickup latches 61- and 74, serve as an automatic coupl-in for connecting the bottom bolt 85, carried y the lower part of the door to the operating member 23 and knobs, carried by the upper part of the door. The upper ick-up latch also serves to latch the two ialves of -the Dutch door together.

The operation of the cam disk 39 and the lever' 88Lby the knob 47`on the inside of the door to disconnect the knob 27 on the outside of the door has been4 explained before, as alsoI thev use of the lock 50 to re-connect "The construction. of Figs. 3 and 4 is similarto'fthat which aas been described, except that the' pick-.up latches 61 and 74 are omittedf, as being" unnecessary for one of a pair" offdouble doors. Instead' of the rod 60,a rod 41'5 is connected to the lower bell )crank 22 and' extends downward yand con- 'nect'swiththe bottom bolt 85.

4Fx si 5 and-0 vrepresent the invention apli'e ltoa easement window. Here there are uplicate lcatches 3, 3 at the top and bottom, connectedA by rods 15 15 to the bellcranksl 20,l 222 The key-0 erated lock 50 and the finger knob 47,. witli the parts contllolled thereby, have been dispensed with u S0'.

The rods 15, 15', 00, 60l operate in grooves or' longitudinalV recesses in the stiles of the doors or corresponding parts of the casement windows, and are covered by suitable strips. r1`he catch 8, latches 01, 74 and bolt 85, withl their associated parts, with the exception of the push-rod 95, are concealed in recesses in thestiles., The several pull rods 15, 15", 60 and 00 are made in two pieces for convenience, and are connected by the couplin 10, 10".

I- aving described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1s:-

1. In a door or window fastening, the combination of a top catch pivotcd in the door or window and normally standing with its upper edge inclined, a vertical movable slide, a guide therefor, a link pivoted to said catch and slide, an operating stem in the door or window, an operating member inside the door or Window connected to said stem, a bell-crank lever positioned to be rocked by said member, a pull rod connecting said slide and bell-crank lever, and a spring connected to and adapted to oppose the rotation of said stem at all positions thereof.

2. In a door or window fastening, the combination of a casing plate at the top of the door or window having a horizontal top part and a vertical side part, a catch ivoted near one end to said plate, the horizontal part of said plate having a slot through which said catch operates, said slot extending out so as to leave a gap in the top portion of said vertical wall, the ends of said catch and the corresponding edge of the slot being curved on an arcgstruck about the pivotal axis of the catch, and said catch being provided with two lips, bne lip at its lower inside corner contacting with the horizontal casing part, and the other lip at its upper outside corner contacting with the vertical side part and covering said gap to prevent entrance of Water.

3. In a door or window fastening, the combination of a casing member at the top of the door or window having a horizontal top wall and avertical wall, spaced parallel guides on the under-side of said top wall, which has a slot, a catch pivoted between said guides and operating through said slot, a curved rod having one end secured to said catch, an angular bracket secured to said casing member and having an aperture in which said rod slides, the free end of said` rod contacting with the vertical wall to limit the downward movement of the catch, and a spring coiled about said rod and confined between said catch and said bracket.

4;. In a door or window fastening, the combination of an operating stem, an operating member turned thereby and having projections at top and bottom, upper and lower bell-cranks having their free end constantly contacting with said projections, a spring actuating said stem to hold said projections against the free ends of said bellcranks, pull rods connected to the other ends of said bell-cranks and extending upward and downward, respectively, and locking members projecting through the top and bottom edges of the door connected with Y said pull rods.

5. In a door or window fastening, the combination of a pivoted operating member, knobs with stems on opposite sides of the door or window adapted to turn said member, a clutch member secured to said operating member, a second clutch member slidably mounted on the stem of the outer knob and fixed therewith as to rotation, spring means for urging the slidable clutch member into engagement with the other, another knob on the inside of the door or window,

and means whereby this knob disconnw-is the slidable clutch member.

G. In a door or window fastening, the combination of independent stems, a pivoted operating member carried by one of said stems, knobs on opposite sides of thc door or window at the ends of said stems adapted to turn said member, a clutch member fixed to said operating member, a second clutch member slidable relatively to theI tirst and connected to turn with the stem of the outer knob, spring means for urging said slidable clutch member into engagement with the other, another knob on the inside ot' the door or window, a cam connected to the last named knob, a lever tulcrumed intermediate its ends and adapted to be engaged at one end by said face cam and at the other end to press the slidable clutch member against the tension of said spring means.

7. In a door or window fastening, the combination of a carrying plate, an operating member mounted rotatably on said plate, knobs on opposite sides of the door or window adapted to turn said member, a clutch member fixed to said operating member, a second clutch member slidable relatively to the first and connected with the outer knob to turn therewith, spring means for connecting the clutch members, another inside knob, a face cam mounted rotatably on said carrying plate and connected with the last named knob. ,and a lever fulcrumed intermediate its ends on said plate, having one end received between said `face cam and the carrying plate and the other end engaging said slidable clutch member.

8. In a door or window fastening, the combination of a carrying plate, an operating member mounted rotatably on said plate, knobs on opposite sides of the door or window adapted to turn said member, a clutch member fixed to said operating member, a second clutch member slidable relatively to the first and connected with the outer knob to turn therewith, spring means for connecting the clutch members, another inside knob, a face cam mounted rotatably on said ycarrying plate and connected with the last IIG ing member on one side of said plate having a hub rotatable in and passing through the plate, a spring-pressed axially movable clutch member at the opposite side of said plate adapted to connect with said operating member, knobs at opposite sides of the door, the inner knob bein connected to said operating member an clutch member, a of said carrying member, said cam to be operated by said cam and to disconnect said slidable clutch member.

10. In a door or window fastening', the combination of a carrying plate, an operating member mounted rotatably thereon and having a clutch member fixed therewith, knobs with stems on opposite sides of the door, the stem of the inner knob being connected to said operating member, a clutch member slidable and fixed against 'rotation pressed by said springs.

11. In a door or window fastening, the combination of a pivoted operating member, knobs at opposite sides of the door adapted to turn said member, a clutch for connectin and disconnecting the outer knob, a pivote part for operating said clutch, another knob on the inside of the door or window conoperating said part, sald lock member and clutch operating part having lost motion connections whereby said part may be turned by the knob without affecting the lock and whereby the lock member may be returned after actuation without returning said clutch operating part.

12. In a fa'tening for Dutch doors, the combination wlth operating mechanism carried by the upper part of the door, of a foot bolt carried by the-'lower part of the door, and connections between said operating bolt including automatic coupling members carried by the two parts of the door.

13. In a fastening for combination with operating mechanism carried by the upper part of the door, and a bottom fastening carried by the lower part Dutch doors, the

one part of the of said coupling members therein, the other coupling member being spring projected and constituting a latch adapted to ride into said socket. to connect the two parts ot' the door together, said coupling members having laterally projecting bea ks tor coupling together and one of the members being yieldable and spi'ingpressed laterally.

14. In a fastening for Dutch doors, combination with operating mechanism carried by the upper part of the door, and a bottom fastening carried by the lower part of the door, of a pick-up latch slidable vertically in the bottom of the upper part of the oor and connected with said operating mechanism, a spring forcing said latch downward, a socket in the top of the lower part of the door into which said latch rides when the door parts are brought in line, said latch having a beveled nose and a lateral recess, a pull. rod in the lower part of the door connected to said bottom fastening, a vertically movable latching member located in said socket and formed to engage said --up latch, being connected capable of lateral yielding spring pressing said latchlng member toward said pick-up latch.

15. In a fastening for Dutch doors, the combination with operating mechanism carthe upper part of the door, and a fastening carriedby the lower part door, of a casing set in the lower part wall, a horizontal wall and a lip depending from said horizontal wall and adapted tol contact with the other door member to limit relative movement in one direction, a vertically slidable latch mounted on said casing an operating through an opening in said horizontal wall, a spring pressing said latch downward, a socket in the top part of the lower door member for the reception of said latch, a coupling member in the said lower door member adapted to engage automatically with said latch, and a pull rod c011- necting said coupling member and said bottom fastening. 4

16. In a fastening for Dutch doors, the combination of a casing setr in the lower part o the upper door member, a vertically slidable its l 17. In a fastening for Dutchv doors,l the combination vof operatin mechanism carried by the upper art o. the door, a vertically movable late carried by the upper part of the door and a spring urgin the same downward, a casing set in tie ower part of the door and having a vertical wall, a top wall and a laterally projecting inclined ridin li offset below said top wall and posit-loner to guide said latch, said casin raving an opening, 1n its top throu h whic i said latch passes, a member in said casing ada ted to couple automatically with sai latcli, and a fastening at the bottom of the lower door section connected with said member.

18. In a door fastening or the like, the combination of a foot bolt mounted in the bottoni part of the door, a spring for shooting the same, a spring-actuated awl adapted to automatically engage an( hold said bolt retracted, means for automatically disengaging said pawl when the door is closed and other means carried by the latch for actuating said latter means whereby the pawl is set free to resume its normal position.

19. In a door fastening or the like, the combination of a casing set in the bottom of the door, a foot. bolt having its upper and lower port-ions widened in opposite directions, a keeper with said casing intermediate the enlarged portions of said bolt limiting the travel thereof in both directions, the lower enlarged portion of the bolt being provided with a vertical barrel, a plunger on said keeper entering said barrel` a lsprin interposed between tie bottom of the barre and said plun er, and means attached to the upper enlarge portion ot' t-he bolt for pulling it up against said spring. Y

20. In a door fastenlngor. the like, the combination of a foot bolt, a pawl adapted to automatically engage and hold said bolt retracted, and a thrust member having a flexible end projection carried by the door at right angles to said pawl. and in the same pane as the latter and the foot bolt, said thrust member being spring projected to contact with the hinge door jamb on closing of the door whereby to disengage said pawl said flexible projection yielding when the bolt is shot.

21. In a door fastening or the like, the combination of a foot bolt, a pawl adapted to automatically enga e and hold said bolt retracted, a push roc carried horizontally lengthwise through the lower part of the door and spring projected to have its outer end contact with the hine door jamb on closing of the door, a yieldxiible member carried by the inner en of said push rod to contact with said pawl to disengage the same, and means fixed to said bolt ada ted to disengage said yieldable member rom said pawl.

22. In a door fastening or the like, the combination of a foot bolt, a pawl adapted to automatically engage and hold said bolt retracted, a horizontal push rod carried by the door and sn'ing projected to contact. with the hinge oor jamb, a dog pivoted to said rod, spring means for holding said dog in a position to contact with and disengage said pawl, and a projection on said bolt arranged to contact with and depress said dog out of engagement with said pawl.

23. In a door fastening or the like, the combination of a foot bolt, a pawl adapted to automatically engage and hold said bolt retracted, a horizonta push rod carried by the door and s ring projected to contact with the hinge ciber jamb, a dog iivoted to said rod and having a sprin barrel, a spring and a plunger therein, the liatter contacting with t e rod below the axis of said pivot, whereby the-spring tilts the dog upward into position to contact with said pawl, and means whereby said bolt de resses said dog out of engagement with sai pawl.

24. In a fastening for Dutch doors, the combination of a top fastening carried by the upper part of the upper door section, a bottom fastening carried by the lower part of the lower door section, intermediate fastening devices for holding the two door sections together, one of said fastenin devices being carried by the lower part of t e upper door section, and the other device being carried by the upper part of the lower door section, o eratir'; mechanism carried by the upper oor section, connections in the up er door section between said operating mec ianism and said top fastening and another connection between said operating mechanism and the upper intermediate fastening device, connections in the lower door section connecting said bottom fastening to the lower intermediate fastening device and means whereby the last named connections automatically couple with the connections in the upper door section.

25. In a fastening for Dutch doors, the combination ofa top fastening carried by the upper part of the upper door section, a bottom fastening carried by the lower part of the lower door section, an intermediate fastening for connecting the two door sections together, operating mechanism carried by the upper door section, and connections in the two door sections connecting said top, bottom and intermediate fastenings with said o crating mechanism.

26. n a fastening for Dutch doors, the combination of operating mechanism carried by the upper part of the door, a fastening carried by the upper part of the door for securing the lower part thereto, a bottom fastening carried by the lower art of the door, connections between said )ottoni fastening and said operating mechanism,

said connections being carried purtlybythe: anism, und .connections betvyeen said mechupper .part ofthe :door and ,partly by Ytheg anismfseid members, .and said boit.

iOWerpartthereQfand .includingftheffasten- Signed .at lthe borough .of Manhattan, in ing for connectin the .door sectionsl to-y Ithe county of New York and State of New Ol5 gether and means or operatingsaid fasten-, York, this y26th day of April, A. D. 1912. 1i

mgs together or separately,

27. In .a lfastening for Dutch doors, .the C JOHN HAGSTROM' combination of a retainin `bolt carried by Witnesses: one part of the door, coup ing -members .be-1, H. C. KARLsoN, 10 tween the door sections, .an operating mech- W. H. GEE.

copies ot this tent may be :obtained -tor ive 'centi each, by ,addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washingtomn 0." 

